Zytokin

German

Alternative forms

• Cytokin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “hollow; vessel”) and Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion, movement”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sytoˈkiːn/

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• Hyphenation: Zy‧to‧kin

Noun

Zytokin n (strong, genitive Zytokins, plural Zytokine)

1. (biochemistry, immunology) cytokine

Declension

Declension of Zytokin [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Zytokin	die	Zytokine
genitive	eines	des	Zytokins	der	Zytokine
dative	einem	dem	Zytokin	den	Zytokinen
accusative	ein	das	Zytokin	die	Zytokine

Hypernyms

• Stimulus
• Signalprotein

Hyponyms

• Interferon
• Interleukin
• Chemokin

Related terms

• Zytokinsturm
• Zytokinin, Zytokinese, Zytogenetik, Zytoplasma
• Kinase, Kinetik